Price (dollars per shirt) 44 40 36 32 28 24 20 16 12 O 8 O 32 million The figure shows the market for shirts in the United States, where D is the domestic demand curve and S is the domestic supply curve. The world price is $20 per shirt. The United States imposes a tariff on imported shirts, $4 per shirt. 24 million S In the figure above, with the tariff the United States imports 8 million D O 16 million 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 Quantity (millions of shirts per year) million shirts per year.

Price (dollars per shirt) 44 40 36 32 28 24 20 16 12 O 8 O 32 million The figure shows the market for shirts in the United States, where D is the domestic demand curve and S is the domestic supply curve. The world price is $20 per shirt. The United States imposes a tariff on imported shirts, $4 per shirt. 24 million S In the figure above, with the tariff the United States imports 8 million D O 16 million 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 Quantity (millions of shirts per year) million shirts per year.

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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ISBN:9780190931919

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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